Which to use
“ingérer” and “interner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,577
- “ingérer” frequency rank
- #42,954
- “interner” frequency rank
- 77531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingérer | interner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Introduire une substance dans le corps. | Obliger à résider dans une certaine localité, sans permission d’en sortir. |
Where the eye mixes ingérer and interner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ingérer with interner
A purely visual mix-up. ingérer (\ɛ̃.ʒe.ʁe\) and interner (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingérer is recorded at frequency rank #34,577, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.ʒe.ʁe\. interner is at rank #42,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 77531, this pair ranks #28,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ingérer vs interner
Shared letters: einr. Private to "ingérer": gé. Private to "interner": t.
"ingérer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "interner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interner ← inetrner · innterner · intenrer · interenr · internerr · internner · internre · interrner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingérer" and "interner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ingérer" or "interner"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingérer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingérer" and "interner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interner vs internés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #28,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.